3 Ways To Integrate Yoga And BJJ It comes as no surprise to many of us who practice BJJ that it is a comprehensive full body workout. No matter your body type, jiu jitsu can be incredibly adaptive to one’s own fitness level....

An Intro To The Arm Bar Many grapplers are introduced to the arm bar as their first submission. Even fans of MMA will be familiar with this commonly used grappling technique. It is a tried and true jiu jitsu submission, with a long...

The 5 Benefits of Smashing and Passing When we look at some of the absolute best ways to pass an opponent’s guard in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu we must always stop and pay tribute to the effective method of the smash pass. With the...

The Fundamentals of Grappling Will Make You The Best Grappler You Can Be The foundation of a great grappler comes from his knowledge of fundamentals. In your early years of jiu jitsu this is where most of your time will be spent. New...

The Uchi Mata is one of the best throws for Judo, MMA, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu The Uchi Mata, or inner thigh throw, is a devastatingly effective throw and has one of the highest success rates in all of Judo competition as it...

The Tai Otoshi Throw is One of the original and one of the most powerful throws in Judo Want to see the Tai Otoshi in action? Check out this sick Judo throw highlight featuring tai otoshi throw The Tai Otoshi is classified as...

Control and Dominate Your Opponents With The Kesa Gatame (Scarf Hold) Position Kesa Gatame, or the Scarf Hold, is an amazing controlling position that is often overlooked or even ignored in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The fear is that you will easily lose control...

More Great Technique With Lachlan Giles! I was hoping this series would continue with Lachlan Giles. Recently, Giles has released a set of comprehensives videos on passing the closed guard in no gi. For me personally they’ve been really helpful to watch. Change...

Let Jimmy Pedro help with your take down strategy! Establishing and controlling dominant grips has been a big development recently in BJJ. Grips have always been used, but in the recent years much more time and effort has been spent actually explaining the mechanics...

Know The Facts...And They Can Be Used To Your Advantage Kyusho Jitsu and Dim Mak, the arts of attacking vital spots on the human body that cause an extreme response to a small action. We have all seen the videos. The unassuming out...

Brazilian JiuJitsu is a physically demanding martial art where everyone who trains on a regular basis understands injuries are bound to happen. Being injured at the white belt level is more common because of the JiuJitsu learning curve and the panic that sets...

Attaching emotional value to your goals... In a previous article we talked briefly about the importance of setting goals as a white belt. I wanted to briefly expand that discussion and talk about the importance of missions. Last we will make applications for...

Exploring potential bouts... Dana White spoke recently to ESPN about Khabib’s next opponent. He said, “I think you have to look at the Conor McGregor-Khabib Nurmagomedov fight. Broke records, incredible fight. Khabib wins which sets up possible fights with Tony and Poirier and...

Exploring the moniker The Gentle Art... There has been a video floating around social medial of a woman attempting either a triangle or dead orchard on a fellow shopper during a Black Friday brawl. If you have been on social media at all in...

Ideas on honorary black belts... Brazil’s new president Jair Bolsonaro dropped in for a visit at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio Tour. The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio Tour is collaboration between the UAEJJF and the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.  Jair has been...